Silent SherlockBy Howard Ostrom

Sherlockian scholar Ron Haydock appropriately stated, “Researching the Sherlock Holmes films made since 1900 has become like trying to reconstruct the history of Ancient Egypt or even the prehistoric past: some artifacts remain, but the life itself has long vanished.” What Mr. Haydock is referring to is the major problem that many of the films from the silent film era (1900-1930) no longer exist. However, thanks to old films magazines and trade journals being made searchable by being downloaded to the internet, through universities, libraries, and private grants - Holmes media expert Howard Ostrom has been able to construct an epic essay detailing the era of the "Si-lock".